Merge pull request #4099 from mrbullwinkle/mrb_04_14_2025_updates

[Azure OpenAI] [Release branch]

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/ai-services/openai/concepts/models.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Azure OpenAI Service is powered by a diverse set of models with different capabi
 
 | Models | Description |
 |--|--|
+| [GPT-4.1 series](#gpt-41-series) | Latest model release from Azure OpenAI |
 | [computer-use-preview](#computer-use-preview) | An experimental model trained for use with the Responses API computer use tool. |
 | [GPT-4.5 Preview](#gpt-45-preview) |The latest GPT model that excels at diverse text and image tasks.  |
 | [o-series models](#o-series-models) |[Reasoning models](../how-to/reasoning.md) with advanced problem-solving and increased focus and capability.  |
@@ -30,6 +31,20 @@ Azure OpenAI Service is powered by a diverse set of models with different capabi
 | [Whisper](#whisper-models) | A series of models in preview that can transcribe and translate speech to text. |
 | [Text to speech](#text-to-speech-models-preview) (Preview) | A series of models in preview that can synthesize text to speech. |
 
+## GPT 4.1 series
+
+### Region Availability
+
+| Model | Region |
+|---|---|
+| `gpt-4.1` (2025-04-14) | East US2 (Global Standard), Sweden Central (Global Standard) |
+
+### Capabilities
+
+|  Model ID  | Description | Context Window | Max Output Tokens | Training Data (up to)  |
+|  --- |  :--- |:--- |:---|:---: |
+| `gpt-4.1` (2025-04-14) <br> <br> **Latest model from Azure OpenAI**  | - Text & image input <br> - Text output <br> - Chat completions API <br>- Responses API <br> - Streaming <br> - Function calling <br> Structured outputs (chat completions)   | 1,047,576 | 32,768 | May 31, 2024 |
+
 ## computer-use-preview
 
 An experimental model trained for use with the [Responses API](../how-to/responses.md) computer use tool. It can be used in conjunction with 3rd-party libraries to allow the model to control mouse & keyboard input while getting context from screenshots of the current environment.
@@ -70,7 +85,7 @@ Once access has been granted, you will need to create a deployment for the model
 
 |  Model ID  | Description | Context Window | Max Output Tokens | Training Data (up to)  |
 |  --- |  :--- |:--- |:---|:---: |
-| `gpt-4.5-preview` (2025-02-27) <br> **GPT-4.5 Preview**  | The **latest GPT model** that excels at diverse text and image tasks. <br>-Structured outputs <br>-Prompt caching <br>-Tools <br>-Streaming<br>-Text(input/output)<br>- Image(input)   | 128,000 | 16,384 | Oct 2023 |
+| `gpt-4.5-preview` (2025-02-27) <br> **GPT-4.5 Preview**  | [GPT 4.1](#gpt-41-series) is the recommended replacement for this model. Excels at diverse text and image tasks. <br>-Structured outputs <br>-Prompt caching <br>-Tools <br>-Streaming<br>-Text(input/output)<br>- Image(input)   | 128,000 | 16,384 | Oct 2023 |
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > It is expected behavior that the model cannot answer questions about itself. If you want to know when the knowledge cutoff for the model's training data is, or other details about the model you should refer to the model documentation above.

articles/ai-services/openai/whats-new.md

@@ -4,21 +4,27 @@ titleSuffix: Azure AI services
 description: Learn about the latest news and features updates for Azure OpenAI.
 manager: nitinme
 author: mrbullwinkle
-ms.author: mbullwin
+ms.author: mbullwin #
 ms.service: azure-ai-openai
 ms.custom:
   - ignite-2023
   - references_regions
   - ignite-2024
 ms.topic: whats-new
-ms.date: 03/05/2025
+ms.date: 04/14/2025
 recommendations: false
 ---
 
 # What's new in Azure OpenAI Service
 
 This article provides a summary of the latest releases and major documentation updates for Azure OpenAI Service.
 
+## April 2025
+
+### GPT-4.1 released
+
+The latest model from Azure OpenAI with 1 Million token context limit. For more information, see the [models page](./concepts/models.md#gpt-41-series).
+
 ## March 2025
 
 ### Responses API & computer-use-preview model